speech disfluency

noun

noun

A part of speech usually expressed as a pause or hesitation; such as err, um, hmm.

To the long list of everyday afflictions that includes dry, itchy skin and restless leg syndrome, add another: speech disfluency.2007 August 24, William Grimes, “Uh, Lead My Rips: No More Bloopers”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2013:

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